1 Peter 4:2
in order to live the remaining time in flesh, no longer by lusts of men, but by the will of God.
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Hosea 6:7But like Adam they have transgressed the covenant. There they have dealt treacherously against me.
Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of my Father in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mark 7:21For from inside the heart of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts,
John 7:17If any man wants to do his will, he will know about the doctrine, whether it is from God, or I speak from myself.
Romans 6:11So also ye, reckon yourselves to be indeed dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:2-4
The Mortification of Sin. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: The… Read the whole commentary →